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Citing Business Sources ‐ APA Format The American Psychology Association has a style guide that is used in the faculty of social science and behavioural sciences. This guide will assist you in creating a works cited list/bibliography with examples relevant to business resources. Reference List explains how to cite all of your sources (alphabetically) at the end of your report. In-Text Citation explains how to cite your sources within your paper, following a sentence. Footnotes/Endnotes are not recommended with the use of APA style.
Advertisements Example: Proctor & Gamble Co. (1937). New Shampoo Startles the Country With Its Beautifying Results [Advertisement]. Ad*Access. Retrieved from http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/adaccess_BH0397/ In‐text citation: (Proctor & Gamble Co., 1937) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Analyst/Investment Reports Example: Deutsche Bank. (2013, September 19). Microsoft [Stock report]. Retrieved September 20, 2013, from Thomson One database. In‐text citation: (Deutsche Bank, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Annual Reports Example: Canadian Tire Corporation. (2012). Annual report. Retrieved from http://corp.canadiantire.ca/EN/Investors/FinancialReports/Annual%20Reports%20Library/CTC_AR_201 2.pdf In‐text citation: (Canadian Tire Corporation, 2012) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
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Blog Post Example: Thompson, NT. (2013, September 19). 13 Years, 175 Million Users, Little Profit: What Pandora’s New CEO Needs to Do Next [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/09/13‐ years‐175‐million‐users‐0‐profit‐what‐pandoras‐new‐ceo‐needs‐to‐do‐next/ In‐text citation: (Thompson, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Bloomberg Example: Bloomberg L.P. (2013). Beta for General Motors 07/01/11 to 07/01/13. Retrieved from Bloomberg database. In‐text citation: (Bloomberg, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Books (Electronic) With one (1) author Example: Vandenbosch, B. (2003). Designing solutions for your business problems: a structured process for managers and consultants. Retrieved from https://www.lib.uwo.ca/cgi‐ bin/ezpauthn.cgi?url=http://lib.myilibrary.com?id=41045 In‐text citation: (Vandenbosch, 2003) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
With two (2) authors Example: Kotler, P., & Kotler, Milton. (2013). Market your way to growth. Retrieved from https://www.lib.uwo.ca/cgi‐bin/ezpauthn.cgi?url=http://lib.myilibrary.com/detail.asp?ID=422990 In‐text citation: (Kotler & Kotler, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
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With three (3) or more authors If there are more than seven names, use "et al." Example: Smith, D., Jones, T. & Brook, B. (2013). Market your way to growth. Retrieved from https://www.lib.uwo.ca/cgi‐bin/ezpauthn.cgi?url=http://lib.myilibrary.com/detail.asp?ID=422990 In‐text citation: (Smith, Jones and Brooke, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Editor, no author Example: Kandampully, J., ed. (2013). Service Management: The New Paradigm in Retailing. Retrieved from https://www.lib.uwo.ca/cgi‐bin/ezpauthn.cgi?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978‐1‐4614‐1554‐1 In‐text citation: (Kandampully, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Chapter or article in edited book Example: Quintavalle, A. (2013). Uber Luxury: For Billionaires Only. In J. Hoffmann (Ed.), Global luxury trends: innovative strategies for emerging markets (pp. 213–225). Retrieved from https://www.lib.uwo.ca/cgi‐bin/ezpauthn.cgi?url=http://lib.myilibrary.com/detail.asp?ID=426008 In‐text citation: (Quintavalle, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Books (Print) With one (1) author Example: Smith, D. (2013). Corporate Responsibility. New York: Thames Publishing. In‐text citation: (Smith, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes. With two (2) authors Example: Smith, D., & Jones, T. (2013). Corporate Responsibility. New York: Thames Publishing. In‐text citation: (Smith & Jones, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes. With three (3) or more authors If there are more than seven names, use "et al."
C.B. “Bud” Johnston Library, Western Libraries, 2013 Example: Smith, D., Jones, T. & Brooke, B. (2013). Corporate Responsibility. New York: Thames Publishing. In‐text citation: (Smith, Jones and Brooks, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes. No author given Example: Corporate Responsibility. (2013) New York: Thames Publishing. In‐text citation: (Corporate Responsibility, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes. Editor, no author Example: Smith, D. (Ed.) (2013). Corporate Responsibility. New York: Thames Publishing. In‐text citation: (Smith, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes. Chapter or article in edited book Example: Cook, S. (2013). Sustainable Development. In Simon Cook (Ed.), Corporate Responsibility (pp. 51‐84). New York: Thames Publishing. In‐text citation: (Cook, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Cases (Print) With one (1) author Example: Hagen, JM. (2000). Ben & Jerry's ‐ Japan. Ivey No. 9A99A037. London, ON: Ivey Publishing. In‐text citation: (Hagen, 2000) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes. With two (2) authors Example: Parker, S. & Mark, K. (2010). Entrepreneurs at Twitter: Building a Brand, a Social Tool or a Tech Powerhouse? Ivey No. 9B10M028. London, ON: Ivey Publishing. In‐text citation: (Parker & Mark, 2010) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
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Cases (Electronic) With one (1) author Example: Beamish, PW. (2011). Chinese Fireworks Industry ‐ Revised. Retrieved from https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=45169 In‐text citation: (Beamish, 2011) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes. With two (2) authors Example: Morrison, A., & Bouqet, C. (2013). Swatch and the Global Watch Industry. Retrieved from https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=44266 In‐text citation: (Morrison & Bouqet, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Company Reports Example: Mergent. (2013). Apple Inc. general company information report. Retrieved June 21, 2013, from Mergent Online database. In‐text citation: (Mergent, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Conference Proceedings Example: Surulivel, S.T., Banu, C.V., Amudha, R., & Charumathi, B. (2012, August 17). Effectiveness of information disclosure of banks operating in India on their web sites — An empirical study. Proceedings of Management Issues in Emerging Economies, 277, 8‐13. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/icp.jsp?arnumber=6316807 In‐text citation: (Surulivel, Banu, Amudha & Charumathi, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
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Corporate Author Example: Conference Board of Canada. (2013, July‐August). Travel Exclusive: Key Trends for the Travel Industry. Retrieved from http://www.conferenceboard.ca/e‐library/abstract.aspx?did=5757 In‐text citation: (Conference Board of Canada, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Country Report Example: The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited. (2013, August). India country report. Retrieved from Economist Intelligence Unit database. In‐text citation: (The Economist Intelligence Unit, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Datastream Example: Thomson Reuters Datastream (2012). Apple Inc. ‐ time series data. Retrieved from Datastream Advance database. In‐text citation: (Thomson Reuters Datastream, 2012) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Dissertation/Thesis Example: Hart, K. (2013). The Role of Self‐Brand Overlap in Consumer Evaluations of Brand Portfolio Management Decisions (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/1502/ In‐text citation: (Hart, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
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Interviews Example: Reference is not necessary for Works Cited list In‐text citation: (J. Doe, personal communication, August 31, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Journal Articles (Electronic) With one (1) author Example: Smith, D. (2013). Managerial Science Success. [Electronic version]. Project Management Review, 12(3), 252‐264. In‐text citation: (Smith, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes. With two (2) authors Example: Smith, D. & Jones, T. (2013). Managerial Science Success. [Electronic version]. Project Management Review, 12(3), 252‐264. In‐text citation: (Smith & Jones, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes. With three (3) or more authors If there are more than seven names, use "et al." Example: Smith, D., Jones, T. & Cook, S. (2013). Managerial Science Success. [Electronic version]. Project Management Review, 12(3), 252‐264. In‐text citation: (Smith, Jones and Cook, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes. No author given Example: Managerial Science Success. [Electronic version]. (2013). Project Management Review, 12(3), 252‐264. In‐text citation: (Managerial Science Success, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
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Journal Articles (Print) With one (1) author Example: Smith, D. (2013). Managerial Science Success. Project Management Review, 12(3), 252‐264. In‐text citation: (Smith, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes. With two (2) authors Example: Smith, D. & Jones, T. (2013). Managerial Science Success. Project Management Review, 12(3), 252‐264. In‐text citation: (Smith, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes. With three (3) or more authors If there are more than seven names, use "et al." Example: Smith, D., Jones, T. & Cook, S. (2013). Managerial Science Success. Project Management Review, 12(3), 252‐264. In‐text citation: (Smith, Jones and Cook, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes. No author given Example: Managerial Science Success. (2013) Project Management Review, 12(3), 252‐264. In‐text citation: (Managerial Science Success, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Newspaper Articles (Electronic) With one (1) author Example: Smith, D. (2013, March 19). Buying a Home. The Financial Times. [Electronic Version]. Retrieved June 14, 2013, from http://www.financial.com/ In‐text citation: (Smith, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
C.B. “Bud” Johnston Library, Western Libraries, 2013 No author given Example: Buying a Home. [Electronic Version]. (2013, March 19).The Financial Times. Retrieved June 14, 2013, from http://www.financial.com/ In‐text citation: (Buying a Home, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Newspaper Articles (Print) With one (1) author Example: Smith, D. (2013, March 19). Buying a home. The Financial Times, pp. G‐1. In‐text citation: (Smith, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes. No author given Example: Buying a home. (2013, March 19). The Financial Times, pp. G1. In‐text citation: (Buying a Home, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Maps Example: Hamilton, S. Danone's major investments in China. (2012). [Map Dec. 21, 2007]. Doing business with China : avoiding the pitfalls. Retrieved from https://www.lib.uwo.ca/cgi‐ bin/ezpauthn.cgi?url=http://lib.myilibrary.com?id=338086 In‐text citation: (Hamilton, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Marketing/Industry Report Example: MarketLine. (2013, July 24). Europe ‐ Online Retail. [industry profile]. Retrieved from MarketLine Advantage database. In‐text citation: (MarketLine, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
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Podcast (Audio) With one (1) presenter Example: Ryssdal, K. (2013, August 30). The Yosemite economy. Podcast retrieved from http://www.marketplace.org/podcasts In‐text citation: (Ryssdal, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes. With two (2) presenters Example: Penn, C. & Wall, J. (2013, June 29). Dave Delaney on New Business Networking. Podcast retrieved from http://www.marketingovercoffee.com/ In‐text citation: (Penn & Wall, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
PowerPoint Slides/Presentations Example: Jones, S. (2013). Business leaders in the twenty‐first century [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from http://www.lib.uwo.ca/business/ In‐text citation: (Jones, August 31, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
SEDAR/EDGAR (Company Filings) Example: Royal Bank of Canada. (2013, September 5). Prospectus supplement. Retrieved from http://www.sedar.com In‐text citation: (Royal Bank of Canada, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
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Statistics/Datasets Statistics Canada or other government statistical source Example: Statistics Canada. (2013). Detailed household final consumption expenditure, provincial and territorial [384‐0041]. Retrieved from http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/cansim/a26?lang=eng&retrLang=eng&id=3840041&tabMode=dataTable&sr chLan=‐1&p1=‐1&p2=35 In‐text citation: (Statistics Canada, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Twitter/Tweets Example: Peston, Robert. [Peston]. (2013, March 4). In last 3 months of 2012, 11 UK banks borrowed £9.5bn of cheap money from Bank of Eng's FLS, & cut lending in UK by £2.4bn. Healthy? [Tweet]. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/Peston/statuses/308544305306415104 In‐text citation: (Peston, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Video (Streaming) Example: Films Media Group, prod. "Sheryl Sandberg: Women Must Learn to "Lean In" Nightline. ABC. N.d. Films On Demand. Films Media Group, 2013. Web. 20 Sept. 2013. In‐text citation: (Films Media Group, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes.
Websites Example: Loblaws. (2013). Who we are Loblaws supermarkets: a brief history [Online]. Retrieved from http://www.loblaws.ca/en_CA/community/who‐we‐are.html In‐text citation: (Loblaws, 2013) Footnotes/Endnotes: APA does not recommend the use of footnotes or endnotes. Last updated 09/2013